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			Jones River Watershed Association

Howard Brook : Route 27, Kingston
    Drainage area: 1.08 square miles
    Weather Station: Pembroke, MA
    Group: Jones River Watershed Association
    Description: This site was established in 2003 to collect baseline stream flow data for tributaries to the Jones River.

Discharge Chart(s)

Depth Chart

Depth chart for Howard Brook, Route 27, Kingston3/1/2008 thru 3/1/2009

River Instream Flow Stewards (RIFLS) Chart
www.rifls.org, MA Riverways Program, www.massriverways.org

Flow Measurement Data

Stage/Depth (feet)	Discharge (cubic feet per second)	Measurement Date
1.39	1.4	08/20/2003
1.16	0.55	08/29/2003
0.96	0.32	10/10/2003
1.55	3.16	03/06/2004
1.45	2.6	04/09/2004
2.15	11.97	05/02/2004
1.04	0.9	06/03/2004
0.89	0.12	07/01/2004
1.43	2.1	04/14/2005
1.5	1.3	11/09/2005
1.12	1.4	06/01/2006
1.35	0.98	10/31/2006

Maps & Photographs

Click on any photograph for a larger view (opens in new window).

Rt 27 bridge over Howard Brook 1/21/2006	Howard Brook looking upstream 7/21/2005 10:20:00 AM	Howard Brook looking downstream 7/21/2005 10:20:00 AM	Howard Brook looking downstream 7/21/2005 10:20:00 AM
Ebony Jewelwing on Sweet Pepperbush at Howard Brook 7/21/2005 10:15:00 AM

For comments, suggestions, or new observations please contact: Margaret Kearns, Watershed Ecologist at Margaret.Kearns@state.ma.us

This project is funded in part by the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.